The Irish standard., 1887-01-15
.FATHFR HAYES AIT tY0UGHAL.
An American Priest Of the Catholic Church
II. Delivers a, Lecture at Youghal
that Makes


Delivers a, Lecture at Youghal
that Makes
THE OLD TOWN RED HOT.
He Denounces Moral Force and Political
Oowardics in Dealing with Ire
sg. lands 0ppressors.
Rev. Father Hayes, of Georgetown,
Iowa, recently delivered a lecture in
Youghal, Ireland, which we take great
pleasure in publishing Tor the benefit OF
our readers
Mr.. Chairman and lovers of liberty
The latter part Of the eighteenth cen
ltury is identified with some Of the rarest
and most important movements that
have taken place in the world since the
birth of Christ. IG was a period OF i'm
posing transitions. The human mind
burned for the acquisition OF civil, po-
3lltical, national and religious liberty,
and resolved to triumph over tyranny
and persecution at any cost. These as
pir tions for freedom were neither local
nor national, bnt agitated both hemi-
spheres, and made a lasting impression
on the universal mind. Then We're the
Americans brayely battling to sustain
their declaration Of independence; then
did the French revolution rock the con
tinent Of Europe to its very foundations
and appal the world with its horrors;
the Catholic Church was bearing the
terrible onsets Of atheism, persecution
and tyranny, whose desperate league
sought to compass her ruin; England
was passing through the greatest crisis
of her national existence; then was Ire
land robbed of every right that reason
and Justice considered as lnalienable;
and then was O'Connel]--the apostle OF
moral force, the advocate Of human
freedom, and the sublime impersonation
Of incorruptible integrity into the
world. (Applause.) But how diverse
the circumstances, how different the
situations in which the great leaders of
those times were engaged, and how diff
ferent too were the means employed
!,and. .thas be \ gained "a sorpe V
lad ha,d been attributed a Grand creative
power, whereas they merely possessed
the genius Of controlling the events Of
their time; to others had been assigned
a pre- -eminence founded on an i'm
aginary basis, and utterly at variance
with the philosophy Of social events.
A soldier from his youth, Washington
had an outraged people to lead forth to
battle in bis maturer years. He was,
therefore, destitute Of the character, OF
great creator. Napoleon did not
create the commotion which was the oc-
caslon of his great military glory: But
O'Connell had to create afeld of action.
There was at that time in Ireland no
warm tide OF feeling such as surged
through the hearts Of other down
trodden nationalities, and which like a
dynamic power in skilfuI hands makes
great things easy OF accomplishment.
On the contrary the country, bleeding
from every artery, vein, and pore, was
reduced to the last extremity Of slavery.
Many of the higher clergy were castle
hacks Of the rnost degraded type, while
! the rest who had seen the cause Of their
jcount,y go down in a tempest Of defeat,
and fearing a renewal Of the struggle,
I! looked with coolness and disfayor on
O'Connell, O'Connell, stood in front
almost amid the ruins Of his. country
when he undertook his glorious enter
prise. When he addressed himself to
the work Of regeneration Ireland might
be compared 70 a body from winch Life
|had departed, and O'Connell might be
|likened, without irreverenee, to the
great creative spirit that breathed into
|sher nostrils and cave her q mighty
soul. a glorious conqueror quailed be
fore the power O'Connell had raised
up; the King wept, and emancipation
triumphed. He now stood forth q Her
|scules of liberty, a champion OF equal
RICH for men of ali races, creeds and
ciimss, the expounder, defender and
apostle Of that moral force which is
|3keener than the edge Of the sword, and
mightierSthan the onset Of armed bat
taHons. pplause.) And what should
be said Of his thrilling elOquence?
s.It needs to tell the triurnphs it has wrought,
An angels deathless fire an Angels reach Of
thought! # ss1 II
It might best be described aas "a con-
bination Of cloud, NJ VhiflW l nda. tllazn.Ia
When he pleaded his l took 81 The
Jury, BY storm; his salsk
his 4, Wit aud humo ncbsntetil his froVs
terrified !, and his glance 1 destin'YJ.. y
IA the til ribune hheS was The. great politi-T.
cal teaehero Of the Irish whose 70 Z,
voice "a e, was listened sto i had. been
inspired, His mons nsters meeting Of the The
repeal |1t, years Europe, and
lI2never lI2 since the bad the world
seen al thing Ike them IS boldly